Simpler and cleaner parking in Camden

Camden Council's changes to parking in the borough will help improve air quality,
reduce congestion and simplify charges.

Changes to resident permit
charges will mean that residents with the lowest polluting vehicles will pay slightly
less for their permits but those with more polluting vehicles will pay more.

Residents will be able to purchase their annual visitor permit allocation of hours
in one go rather than having to make a purchase every three months.

The
tiered pricing system for visitor parking will be replaced with a simpler flat rate
charge of 90p per hour regardless of how many hours have been purchased. Camden Council
has reduced the charge for visitor permits for the elderly and disabled people to
a flat rate of 45p per hour.

Demand for parking in Camden outstrips the
available kerb space and the Council uses parking policy to balance the demands of
residents and their visitors and of businesses.

Changes to parking also
include the following:

- A £10 supplement for diesel vehicles has been
introduced to highlight the negative impact they have on air quality in the borough- Reduced price for daily permits for tradespeople and more flexibility when parking- Free annual car club membership and £50 of drive hours to the first 150 residents
who are willing to give up their resident parking permit- 75% discount on their
parking permit for businesses with electric vehicles.

Notes for editors

1.
Further information about these and other changes is available at camden.gov.uk/parking
2. Changes are taking place from 15 April 2012.